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    "name": "Thorlabs: public contracts won without a rival in Germany",
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      "Thorlabs won 2 of its 5 public contract awards in Germany without a rival from 2024-08-08 to 2026-05-28: 2 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest RWTH Aachen University with 1."
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